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  • Page 1

    11Mbps Wirele ss LAN PCI Adapter User Guide 3CRDW696 http:// www.3c om.com/ http:// www.suppor t.3com.c om/regi stration/fron tpg.pl Published July 2002 User Guide vers ion 4.1.2[...]

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    3C om C or por a t io n 540 0 Bayf ront Plaza S ant a C la r a, C ali fo rn i a 9505 2-8145 Copyright © 2002 3Com Corporation. All rights res erved. No part of this docum entation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptatio n) without written permission from 3[...]

  • Page 3

    Chapter 1 - I NSTALLI NG Y O UR W IRELESS LAN PCI A DAPTER 5 Introduction .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... . .. ...... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ...... ..... ...... .... . 5 Wire less LA N Basics ...... .... ..[...]

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    Industry Canada ( IC) Emissions Compliance Statement .... .. .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. . ... ...... ..... ...... .... . 22 European Communi ty Declaration of Con formity ... ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .[...]

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    1 Inst alling Y our W ireless LAN PCI Adapter Introd ucti on Thank you for purchasing the 3Com 11Mbps W ireless L AN PCI Adapter. This user guide will assist you with the installation procedures for the PCI Adapter. Your package should contain the 3Com 11Mbps W ireless LAN PCI Adapter and the In sta ll ati o n C D . The Installations CD contains th[...]

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    Mobility—W ireless LAN sy st ems can provide LAN users with access to real-time information anywhere in their organization. This mobility supports productivity and service opportunities not possible with wired networks. Installation Speed and Simplicity—Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cab[...]

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    Install Pro cedure for Mi crosoft Windows 95OSR2/9 8/98SE /ME/2000/XP Follow these steps to install the W LAN PCI Adapter (do not insert y our 3Com 11Mbps W irel ess LAN PCI Adapter until instructed): 1 Power on your computer and allow W indows 95OSR2/ 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP to load fully. 2 Insert the I nstallation CD in the CD-ROM and then click In s[...]

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    3 After c opy ing the files t o y our s ystem, click Finish to c om p le te th e se tu p. Install Pro cedure for Mi crosoft Windows NT4.0 1 Install the W i reless LAN PCI Adapter Hardware first. Click Install Hardware on the main 3Com 11Mbps W ireless LAN installation screen. The instructions are also listed below for Installing the W ireless LA N [...]

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    4 Carefully insert the W i reless LAN PCI Adapter into the select ed slot until it seats snu gl y . The antenna on Wireless LAN PCI Adapter is a separate pie ce. Once the PCI Adapter is seated firmly, you can screw the antenna to the outside of the faceplate and adjust for best reception. 5 Secure the card with the screw that you removed earlier. 6[...]

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    Connec ti ng Net work Proto cols Follow the instructions in y our operating system help Start Menu>Help for Con nectin g to Networks. Check with your net w ork administrat or to know which protocols to add and to get other network configuration information. Unins tall Proce dure If you want to uninstall the W i reless LAN PCI Adapter, just selec[...]

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    2 Using the Configuration Utility The 3Com 11Mbps W ireless LAN PCI Adapter uses its own management soft w are for all supported operating s y stems ex cept Microsoft W indow s XP (see the section “Configuring Automatic Network Connections with W indows XP” for XP speci fic informat ion). A ll fun ct ions controlled by the user are provided by [...]

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    Link Quality—active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays the quality of the link between the node and Access Point. It summarizes the qualit y of the link over the bar graph, which can take on one of the following values: “Poor” “Fair” “Good” “Very Good” “Excel len t” Signal Strength—active when th[...]

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    Click the “Edit” button to edit the selected profile. Click the “De lete” button if you w ish to delete selec ted profiles. Profile Name —the name of the profile or group of setting used to connect with a particular network. The name is for your benefit and can consist of up to 48 characters. SSID — Service S et Identifier may also be r[...]

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    To configure one or more wireless networks for auto connection, follow these steps: 1 Right-click the Network icon in the notificat ion area at the bottom of the screen to display a pop- up menu. Click Open Network Connections . 2 Right-click the W ireles s Network Connection icon and click Propert ies in the Pop-up menu. W indow s XP displays the [...]

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    3 Dou ble clic k NE TW OR K CONN ECT IO NS ic on 4 Highlight the Wireless Net w ork Connection by clicking only once 5 Under Network Tasks on the left, click CHANGE settings of this Connection 6 Se le ct the W I RE LE SS N ET WORK S ta b 7 Uncheck the box labeled Use W indow s to configure my wirele ss network settings 8 Cli ck OK[...]

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    3 T echn ical Specificati ons Techn ical s pec ific ations of 3 Com 1 1M bps Wire less LA N PC I Ad a p te r Driver suppo rt Microsoft W indows XP Microsoft W indows 98 Microsoft W indows 98SE Microsoft W indows 2000 Microsoft W indows ME Microsoft W indows 95 OSR2 Microsoft W indows NT 4.0 ( Service Pack 6 or above) Stan dards suppo rted IEEE 802.[...]

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    Radio specifi cations Operating Range: Open space: up to 300m; Indoor: up to 70m Frequency range: 2.4-2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectr um Number of Channels: Europe: 13 (1-13 ) US: 11 (1-11 ) France: 4 (10-13 ) Antenna system: Detachable dipole an tenna with SMA (male) connector Mobilit y: Seamless roaming across cel l boundaries with hand[...]

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    A T echn ical Support 3Com provides eas y access to technical support inf ormati on through a variety of serv ices. This appendix describes these s ervices. Informat ion contained in this append ix is correct at time of publication. For the most rec ent information, 3Com r ecommends that you access the 3Com Corporation W orld W i de Web sit e. Onli[...]

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    To connect to the 3Com FTP site, enter the following information into you r FTP client : • Hostn ame: ftp.3com.co m • Usern ame : anony mous • Password: <your Internet e-mail a ddress> NOTE: With W eb bro wse r softw are, su ch as N etsca pe N avig ator an d Internet Explorer, you do not need a user name and password. Support from Your [...]

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    Return ing Pr oduc ts for Repair Before you send a product directly to 3Com for repair, you must first obtain an authorization number. Product s sen t t o 3Com without authoriza tion numb ers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense. To obt ain an auth orization number, go to the Web site listed above for your region. 3Com[...]

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    Regulatory Compliance Informati on NOTE: This product contains encr y pt ion. It is unlawful to expor t out of the U.S. without obtaining a U.S . Export License. FCC Par t 15 N otic e (A pplica ble to us e with in the USA ) CA U TIO N: FCC Radio-Frequenc y Ex posure Notic e This devic e generates and radiates radio-frequen cy energy. In order to c [...]

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    Industr y Canada Notice (A pp licab le for use wit hin Ca nada) This devic e com plies with Canadia n RSS-210. To prevent r adio i nterferenc e to the licensed serv ice, thi s device is intended to be operated indoor s and away from windows to provide m aximum shielding. Equipment ( or its transmit antenna) that is installed outdoor s is subjec t t[...]